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35.27° N · 111.52° W · GEOID 0419740

Doney Park

Coconino County, Arizona · part of the Flagstaff, AZ metro

ArizonaDoney Park, AZDoney ParkDoney Park

The short answer

Doney Park is home to 6,253 people. Median household income is $104,967 a year and median rent is $1,212 a month, 13.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $613,300, about 5.8x annual median household income.

The story in Doney Park is how fast things are changing. Household income rose 5.9% a year while rent rose -6.3% between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay gained on rent more than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 92 Arizona places we track. Also notable: Home values run 63% above what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area.

53OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Average

Doney Park scores better than 53% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 21st of 92 in Arizona.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%54
Economy 20%54
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%22
Education 10%59
Commute 10%70
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,212
11% below the median place
Median household income
$104,967
31% above the median place
Median home value
$613,300
92% above the median place
Unemployment
5.7%
16% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Doney Park

  • HousingHomeowners pay a median of about 0.4% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 93% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 13.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 89% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Doney Park

Coconino County loses about 12.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,163
Moved out8,464
Net−1,301

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Maricopa County, AZ1,9522,233−281
Yavapai County, AZ521665−144
Pima County, AZ210359−149
Pinal County, AZ136147−11
Apache County, AZ148107+41

Within Arizona, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ArizonaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K
Leavers$63K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Coconino County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
12.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Coconino County report $61,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $63,200.
Income you would need
$48,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,212 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,150 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $613,300.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 19.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Senoia, GA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-12.7
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
12.3%
115% above the median place
Moved from another state1
4.5%
126% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureDoney ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure12.3%115% above
Moved from another state1County figure4.5%126% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-12.7below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$61,42213% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$63,20010% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 94 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

Doney Park13.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$48,480
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.9%
32% below the median place
Home price to income
5.8x
54% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$91,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Doney Park, $1,212 a month, and local prices for everything else (98.6 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Doney Park, but easier on the budget

Places that match Doney Park on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Senoia, GA9211.8% vs 13.9%$20,900Compare
Bright, IN919.6% vs 13.9%$9,900Compare
Polk City, IA905.7% vs 13.9%$74,700Compare
Dardenne Prairie, MO9011.4% vs 13.9%$45,700Compare

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Homeownership1
93.1%
40% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.4%
52% below the median place
Median home value1
$613,300
92% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureDoney ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,21211% below
Rent to income113.9%32% below
Property tax rate10.4%52% below
Home price to income15.8x54% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.31% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7297% above
HUD area median income4County figure$106,0001% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,67018% below
Median home value1$613,30092% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.3%28% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure61.9%20% above
Homeownership193.1%40% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure51.6%2% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,15015% above
Vacant homes1County figure22.0%211% above
Median year built119951% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
19.8%
59% above the median place
Median household income1
$104,967
31% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureDoney ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$104,96731% above
Income per person1$45,21213% above
Unemployment1County figure5.7%16% above
Average annual pay6County figure$56,91514% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.4%19% above
Jobs6County figure66,29756% below
Poverty rate1County figure16.8%56% above
Mean commute122 min12% below
Works from home119.8%59% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.9, 15% above the median place.

Household size1
2.9
15% above the median place
Born abroad1
4.6%
47% below the median place
Median age1
41.9
7% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance9.3% +45%
High school or higher94.6% +3%
Homes with broadband90.7% −2%
Bachelor's or higher36.4% +14%
All 8 people measures
MeasureDoney ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,2535791st largest
Median age141.97% above
Bachelor's or higher136.4%14% above
High school or higher194.6%3% above
Household size12.915% above
Born abroad14.6%47% below
No health insurance19.3%45% above
Homes with broadband190.7%2% below
05

Life in Doney Park

The nearest National Park Service site is Walnut Canyon National Monument, about 7 miles away.

160 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 12 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents3.2 −69%
Playgrounds per 10k3.2 −66%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k4.8 −57%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails8 km 4.2×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Walnut Canyon National Monument 7 miles
  • Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument 7 miles
  • Wupatki National Monument 21 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars30.2 +45%
Shops38.1 +26%
Arts, recreation and fitness7.9 +93%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.8 +13%
Child care centers0.8 −65%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
7.0
77% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
0.8
65% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
30.2
45% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureDoney ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure64above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure16,401235% above
Students per teacher12County figure14.84% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure30.245% above
Shops per 10k8County figure38.126% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure7.993% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.813% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure0.865% below
Parks per 10k93.269% below
Playgrounds per 10k93.266% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k94.857% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails98.4320% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site107.077% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles105150% above
National Register listings11County figure160above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Doney Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk14
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Annual precipitation13
12.7 in
71% below the median place
Wildfire risk14
99.4
62% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureDoney ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure90°F4% above
January average low13County figure23°F10% below
Average temperature13County figure53°F3% below
Annual precipitation13County figure12.7 in71% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure94.22% above
Hurricane risk14County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk14County figure24.370% below
Wildfire risk14County figure99.462% above
Heat wave risk14County figure63.929% below
Median air quality index15County figure467% above
Good air days15County figure70.1%2% above
08

Doney Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 13% of the median income in 2030, down from 14% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Doney Park does better than 55% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 83%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,212/mo (2024)$1,470/mo$1,210 to $1,790/mo+3.3%
Median household income$104,967 (2024)$135,000$114,000 to $159,500+4.3%
Median home value$613,300 (2024)$905,000$657,000 to $1,247,000+6.7%

The median home would be worth 6.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Doney Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Old Fig Garden, CA$1,428$105,781Compare
Hailey, ID$1,460$90,760Compare
Holbrook, MA$1,094$115,210Compare
Old Bridge, NJ$1,459$111,996Compare
Old Bridge, NJHolbrook, MAHailey, IDOld Fig Garden, CADoney Park, AZDoney ParkOld Fig GardenHaileyHolbrookOld BridgeDoney ParkOld Fig GardenHaileyHolbrookOld Bridge

Places built like Doney Park

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Doney Park performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Doney Park, AZ13.9%5.9%/yrn/a
Citrus Park, AZ24.4%5.3%/yrn/aCompare
Helena Valley West Central, MT17.7%4.3%/yrn/aCompare
Farr West, UT7.3%7.0%/yr6.8%Compare
Vail, AZ18.9%8.8%/yrn/aCompare
Edgewood, NM15.8%5.5%/yr-0.4%Compare
Orchard Mesa, CO22.9%9.9%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Doney Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 53 out of 100, better than 53% of the places we rate and 21st of 92 in Arizona. Homeowners pay a median of about 0.4% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 93% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track. The median rent takes 13.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 89% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Doney Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $613,300.

What salary do you need to live in Doney Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $48,480 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Doney Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Old Fig Garden, CA, Hailey, ID, Holbrook, MA and Old Bridge, NJ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Doney Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Doney Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/doney-park-arizona

Citytistics. “Doney Park, Arizona.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/doney-park-arizona/

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